Bacchus was painted by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. This painting has been dated to circa 1595. If painted then, Caravaggio would have been only 24 at the time the work was made.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is an Italian painter that worked through the Renaissance and Baroque period. His notable works include Bacchus, painted in 1595 and The Calling of St. Matthew, 1600. However, Caravaggio's career consisted of many paintings and many are displayed throughout the world.

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Caravaggio had no known children.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was born in Caravaggio near Milan. We know the artist simply by the name Caravaggio, which is the name of the town in which he was born.